Approaching God

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. — read the full passage →

In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: — read the full passage →

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died; — read the full passage →

Rejoice evermore. — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. — read the full passage →

Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: — read the full passage →

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. — read the full passage →

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. — read the full passage →

I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: — read the full passage →

After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. — read the full passage →

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. — read the full passage →

Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. — read the full passage →

For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. — read the full passage →

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. — read the full passage →

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: — read the full passage →

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, — read the full passage →

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. — read the full passage →

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: — read the full passage →

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. — read the full passage →

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? — read the full passage →

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.